TX TX - Mark Stephen Weisman, 25, Huntsville, 31 March 1981

[TheArtfulDetective]

Mark Stephen Weisman



Case Classification: Missing
Missing Since: March 31, 1981
Location Last Seen: Huntsville, Walker County, Texas
Missing From: Houston, Harris County, Texas

Description:

• Date of Birth: circa 1956
• Age: 25 years old
• Race: White/Caucasian
• Gender: Male
• Height: 5' 7" - 5' 10" (67 - 70 inches)
• Weight: 145 - 169 lbs
• Hair Color: Brown/Curly
• Eye Color: Brown
• Nickname/Alias: Nicknames: Unknown
• Distinguishing Marks/Features: Almond-shaped eyes. Previously broken shoulder that did not heal properly. Walks with a limp. Wore eyeglasses/contacts.
• Clothing & Personal Items: Unknown. Possibly blue denim jeans. Possibly wearing corrective contact lenses or eyeglasses. Possibly a necklace.
• Identifiers: Fingerprints available. DNA sample available.
• Other: Medical - Suffers from schizophrenia.

Circumstances of Disappearance:
Weisman was last seen in Huntsville, Texas on March 31, 1981. He had just been released from prison after serving approximately two years for burglary and had purchased a bus ticket to the Mexican border. He indicated an interest in traveling to Guatemala or Costa Rica. He has never been heard from again.

Weisman suffered from schizophrenia and was known to live off the land. He did not have a vehicle and either walked or hitchhiked everywhere. His family reported he had wandered off for months at a time before, and had previously traveled to Guatemala, El Salvador, and Mexico. His whereabouts remain unknown.

Investigators:

• Houston Police Department: (713) 731-5223
  Reference Case#: N/A

NCIC Case Number: N/A
NamUs Case Number: MP10801

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)
https://www.findthemissing.org/.../case_report_html/10801
Texas Lostnmissing

 

[NeverPersonal]

I hope he's living his best life in Guatemala.

 

[PatLaurel]

https://m.facebook.com/TexasLostnmi...seen-march-31-1981-houston-t/435856786603525/

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Mark was mentally ill, schizophrenic.

He was released from prison (Ramsey I) in Huntsville, Texas on 03-31-1981 after serving approximately 2 years for burglary. On the day of his release, Mark was released 2 hours early and he immediately walked to the bus station where he purchased a bus ticket to the Mexican border.

Mark believed he could find peace and happiness in Guatemala or Costa Rica.

When we found Mark walking around Huntsville with his bus ticket, he refused to get in the car with me and my dad and come home to Houston. That is the last time we saw Mark.

Mark was a letter writer and the letters home stopped coming after that time. My mom continued to live at the same address until 1997.

Mark had wandered off and left for months at a time before. He was in a Mexican jail a year or two before while exploring Mexico. A woman at the jail tracked down my mom and mailed her Mark's high school graduation ring.

He also had travelled to Guatemala where the US embassy sent him home because he had no money or shoes and he was sick. I believe that sent him directly to jail in Texas when he got off the plane because he had violated probation.

Mark had also traveled to El Salvadore once or twice before.

Early on, Mark may have carried some id on his person, but the sicker he became, Mark did not carry identification, money or a passport.

He lived off the land, climbing trees for fruit and fishing for dinner."

 

[Caring1]

2 Unidentified Person Exclusions

 

[iulia]

His NamUs page is down at the moment.

 

[HmmMysterious]

His NamUs page is down at the moment.

I really hope Mark has been found alive. It's not often one of these old MP cases get removed.

 

[iulia]

I really hope Mark has been found alive. It's not often one of these old MP cases get removed.

I am unsure about this one. Three MPs from Texas removed but only 2 Resolved cases. Hopefully Mark's case is among those resolved.

 

[HmmMysterious]

I am unsure about this one. Three MPs from Texas removed but only 2 Resolved cases. Hopefully Mark's case is among those resolved.

Were any UID cases removed from NamUs? I wonder if Mark was a John Doe

 

[iulia]

Were any UID cases removed from NamUs? I wonder if Mark was a John Doe

There were 2 UIDs removed today, both from Chicago. One of them is unclaimed now and the other is UP14297 who looks like he was identified as Mohan Vellanki.